Winners - Losers Packers vs. Falcons

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Any chance Shields was still suffering from his concussion? Has to be a possibility.

Maybe, but then again, it looked like the whole defense had a concussion.

[Fritz]

This game looked like it was played in 2011.

[3irty1]

This game looked like it was played in 2011.

Yeah this was night and day from the Pats game. In that game they did everything well except tackle running backs and get turnovers. In this one those are the only things they did well.

[hoosier]

Winners: Me, for having the good sense to go to bed at halftime without any misgivings about how the Pack might squander their huge lead.

In the long run there might be a silver lining in those underpants that the Packer D soiled last night. The second half horror show lets them know they still have something to work on. Complacency is the enemy of improvement, or something like that!

[Pugger]

After reading this forum I had to go back and check the final score again. Until last night the D has been playing pretty well since the bye. No team plays the same every week. If they play like this in Buffalo against a much weaker offense then I'll get worried.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I had to listen to the game on the radio and got to listen to my favorite color guy/analyst, Dan Fouts, who just does a fantastic job IMO and way better than the ESPN crew. So winner = me.

[woodbuck27]

After reading this forum I had to go back and check the final score again. Until last night the D has been playing pretty well since the bye. No team plays the same every week. If they play like this in Buffalo against a much weaker offense then I'll get worried.

Rodgers Vs Orton should = No Problem.

Now......

Take into mind the poor game Peyton Manning just had at home vs the Buffalo Bills. Would you ever imagine Manning and ZERO TD"s @ home? ... Any game?

[denverYooper]

Rodgers Vs Orton should = No Problem.

Now......

Take into mind the poor game Peyton Manning just had at home vs the Buffalo Bills. Would you ever imagine Manning and ZERO TD"s @ home? ... Any game?

Denver's been trying to run the ball a lot more lately, but Manning hasn't looked great. A lot of people in the 303 are wondering if he's a bit injured.

Still... Buffalo's D is tough, man. That D and the Lions D will be good tests for the Packers O heading into the playoffs.

[woodbuck27]

Denver's been trying to run the ball a lot more lately, but Manning hasn't looked great. A lot of people in the 303 are wondering if he's a bit injured.

Still... Buffalo's D is tough, man. That D and the Lions D will be good tests for the Packers O heading into the playoffs.

For sure their running game is there now with C. J. Anderson. Anderson, coming off successive 100-yard games, ran 21 times for 58 yards, including touchdown runs of 1, 3 and 6 yards for Denver.

P. Manning seems to hate the cold. He's not a man to be kept down for long. That's pretty normal and we'll see how he responds this week in a better climate.

[pbmax]

This game looked like it was played in 2011.

That's what the post game was mentioning all night long.

[pbmax]

I also wonder about Rodgers last night. He had at least three passes that wobbled much more than normal, one took a nosedive before it got to the receiver. I have rarely seen him throw wobblers without there being a tip, but that did not appear to be the case last night. The two I distinctly remember were in the first half. Not sure when third was.

[Fritz]

I also wonder about Rodgers last night. He had at least three passes that wobbled much more than normal, one took a nosedive before it got to the receiver. I have rarely seen him throw wobblers without there being a tip, but that did not appear to be the case last night. The two I distinctly remember were in the first half. Not sure when third was.

Was one of them the one he underthrew to Nelson? Nelson made the catch but had to go down to do it. A good throw probably would've meant a TD.

Even so, Rodgers is the difference between home field advantage and not even having a .500 record. He's that good. When I saw the on-screen comparison of the numbers between Favre and Rodgers in the first 100 games for each's career, Rodgers' TD-INT ratio was incredibly better. And I think he's even thrown for more TD's. He's a way, way better QB than Favre was, even in his prime, if you go by the numbers.

[pbmax]

Was one of them the one he underthrew to Nelson? Nelson made the catch but had to go down to do it. A good throw probably would've meant a TD.

Yes, that was one. The other I remember (because replay on video board had a good angle) was a throw to the hash mark at about linebacker depth. It was either Adams or Cobb and it just dove into the turf behind the receiver. I think it was short of their feet.

[Patler]

Where the hell was Mike Daniels?

Daniels was held out of practice last week due to a back problem. There was some uncertainty as to whether he would play.

I would like to blame his performance (more specifically the lack thereof) to his back and to missing practice this week; unfortunately. Mr. Talks Big has not been the most consistent player. While he has had some very good games, he has also been invisible in several earlier games this year, so who knows?

[Cheesehead Craig]

He's a way, way better QB than Favre was, even in his prime, if you go by the numbers.

At this point, I don't think there is much question at all about this.